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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 5:28 AM
Edited Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 5:29 AM Now before you start comparing me to Theo, I will NOT be asking for handouts, nor am I looking for a way to turn my roadkill into a time-killer in lieu of getting a job. Here's my predicament: Hornets have built a nest inside the sideview mirror of my car (behind the glass, I mean). The nest itself is too big to fit through the space to remove it, and there are several active hornets visible (when I tilt the mirror down to look in). IS there a practical way to get rid of these fuckers without getting the shit stung out of me, BESIDES spraying a bunch or Raid in there (which could not only still lead to my getting stung due to the small space available for their attempted escape, but of whose effect on the car's paint I'm also unsure)?
Come to think of it, I guess this problem isn't really worth starting a whole thread. Feel free to ignore it if you wish.
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anobody |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 6:05 AM My advice - torch the car and buy a new one with the insurance. If they're actually hornets and not something worse like yellow jackets, they're probably relatively slow and benign. I still wouldn't want to bug them too much but you may be able to crack open the mirror and remove the nest that way (I wouldn't but you could try - just remember to keep an adrenaline shot handy just in case). Other than that, I've got nothin'. —anobody |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 6:23 AM some bug spray cans come equipped with a 6" fine straw so you can spray into crevices and such. Just wear some long sleeves and gloves and go at it. That's the only thing I can think of that doesn't involve dry ice or smoke bombs. —ProfessorCarbuncle |
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Small-Dorked Fish |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 7:28 AM Take the hose to it. As long as you have decent pressure and one of those nozzles. That way, you can stay far enough away, drown them or make them flee, and destroy the nest. —Small-Dorked Fish |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 7:40 AM Whatever you do, do it in the very early morning when it's cool. —pookie |
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anobody |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 7:40 AM
Edited Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 7:40 AM Take the hose to it. As long as you have decent pressure and one of those nozzles. That way, you can stay far enough away, drown them or make them flee, and destroy the nest. That /\ actually seems like a pretty good idea to me (either that or the beginning of a stooges episode but I'm leaning toward the former). —anobody |
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anobody |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 8:15 AM Well that goes without saying. —anobody |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 9:04 AM You could also try calling a pest control company for advice. —catloaf |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 9:16 AM Hey! That's what I was thinking too. I've never been stung by any flying insect. EV-AR. —smaller hands |
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anobody |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 9:19 AM
Edited Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 9:19 AM You could also try calling a pest control company for advice. /\ insanity! Next thing you know she'll be telling you to read a manual! —anobody |
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anobody |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 9:37 AM Not as good as the garden hose but still, /\ good advice (it'll take care of your neighborhood cat problem too). —anobody |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 10:14 AM Leave the nest in there, then train the bees to attack your enemies. People will learn to fear the sight of your car. —Dark Laith |
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Small-Dorked Fish |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 10:33 AM Laith, in all honesty, I think the large bald man with OCD in the driver's seat, is enough of a deterrent for most. —Small-Dorked Fish |
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Dusty TheHick |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 10:35 AM My advice - torch the car and buy a new one with the insurance.
Are you HIGH?!?!?!? I actually have a nice car for a change!
you may be able to crack open the mirror and remove the nest that way
I'd end up breaking the damn thing.
So far, I like SDF's hose idea the best (for both the hornets AND the toadlers). I only wish I'd have thought of it BEFORE I had the car washed (I actually thought the spray from the car wash would send them fleeing, but they, apparently, just hunkered down and waited it out).
Thanks to all who have responded (yes, including anobody; just because I reject the suggestion doesn't mean I don't appreciate it).
—Dusty TheHick |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 11:09 AM Fill the inside of the car with petrol, drive towards the cliff at 90mph and just before you go over the edge light your ass. It might not stop the hornets but it will shut you up with your stupid questions. —AceRockollaisAce |
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catloaf |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 12:02 PM I like Laith's idea the best. —catloaf |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 12:25 PM Fill the inside of the car with petrol, drive towards the cliff at 90mph and just before you go over the edge light your ass. It might not stop the hornets but it will shut you up with your stupid questions. — AceRockollaisAce Damn, British guy is getting quite testy these days. Who shat on your crumpets? —Beat It! |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 1:07 PM
Edited Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 1:19 PM spray and run like hell repeat if necessary —margin |
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Small-Dorked Fish |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 1:14 PM Beatit!, great idea! Hot Brits shall now be called CrumpetCrappers. I nominate Keira Knightley to be the first member. —Small-Dorked Fish |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 1:28 PM Happy to inspire. I'll see your Keira and raise you Rhona Mitra. —Beat It! |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 1:37 PM Get some snakes to take care of this. I'm tired of these damn snakes! —mikeyfish |
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Beat It! |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 1:53 PM Fair enough, but how about the lovely (Welsh) goddess, Catherine Zeta-Jones. —Beat It! |
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mikeyfish |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 2:01 PM I don't know why, but the way SDF wrote that reminded me of dying on The Oregon Trail. 
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 2:34 PM i like the hose idea.
also, like someone mentioned earlier, you can get wasp/hornet killer that shoots a stream so you can stand far away.
as far as worrying about your paint job, just test it on someone else's car in the parking lot where you purchased the insecticide. you could use an insecticide/hose combo where you dose the fuckers with poison, then wash that crap off your car immediately. —plurry |
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Dusty TheHick |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 3:20 PM Fill the inside of the car with petrol, drive towards the cliff at 90mph and just before you go over the edge light your ass. It might not stop the hornets but it will shut you up with your stupid questions. — AceRockollaisAce
I'll get right on that.
The problem, btw, now appears to be solved, through a combination of hose, Raid, and some digging with a plastic knife. It's been quite some time since a task has actually made me feel nauseous. —Dusty TheHick |
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